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Neon Icon

Riff Raff

Neon Icon

Second album from the Houston rapper, with guest spots from Mac Miller, Childish Gambino, Paul Wall, Amber Coffman, Mike Posner, and Slim Thug

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
300 Entertainment
UK Release date
24/06/2014
US Release date
24/06/2014
  1. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    This is certainly not something someone who was merely taking the piss could pull off. This is arguably the best rap album of the year
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    The endless supply of quotables, and the wonderful mashing of indie beats, oddball lyrics, ICP theatrics, and stadium-party rap hooks beats up on the "talentless" argument hard
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  3. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The rapper-cum-font of free associating non sequiturs puts out a proper album on Diplo's label
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  4. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Not everything is about making art, because at the end of the day he still has talent. It’s okay to just like him because he’s funny, clever and weird
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  5. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    A snapshot of the way in which rap's reach and influence has extended into the heart of 21st-century pop culture
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  6. 5.8 |   Consequence Of Sound

    While Neon Icon likely won’t be the push that RiFF needs into the public consciousness, it certainly won’t hurt his reputation as a VERSACE ALiEN DOiNG THiNGS LiKE NO ONE ELSE
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  7. 5.8 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    I spent an embarrassing amount of time laugh-dancing throughout the runs I made through Neon Icon. Like I was possessed by the Dustin Diamond of demonic entities
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  8. 5.4 |   Pitchfork

    Irony and irreverence can only do so much lifting on a record this thin. Neon Icon is hardly an affront to hip-hop’s very foundation; instead, it’s an adequate, listenable rap album
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  9. 2.0 |   Rolling Stone

    There are punk, country and EDM experiments that sound like Nineties novelty act the Bloodhound Gang without the jokes
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Riff Raff: Neon Icon

  • Download full album for just £8.49
  • 1. Introducing The Icon £0.99
  • 2. Kokayne £0.99
  • 3. Wetter Than Tsunami £0.99
  • 4. Jody 3 Moons (Skit) £0.99
  • 5. Versace Python £0.99
  • 6. Lava Glaciers (feat. Childish Gambino) £0.99
  • 7. Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwwdinz £0.99
  • 8. Maybe You Love Me (feat. Mike Posner) £0.99
  • 9. Aquaberry Dolphin (feat. Mac Miller) £0.99
  • 10. The Bloomingdales At Windshire Palace (skit) £0.99
  • 11. Time £0.99
  • 12. How To Be The Man £0.99
  • 13. Cool It Down (feat. Amber Coffman) £0.99
  • 14. VIP Pass To My Heart £0.99
  • 15. How To Be The Man (feat. Slim Thug & Paul Wall) (Houston Remix) £0.99
  • 16. Neon Icon - Digital Booklet N/A
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